FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
04/11/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 62 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (5-1) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 2
Los Angeles Suns (2-4) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 5 7 1
Suns Win Squeaker, 5-4, Over Dynamos
Detroit wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Johnny Hoskinson, falling to the Los Angeles Suns, 5-4. Hoskinson threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball for the losing team. The win went to Ben Turnage in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Beau McClellan took the loss. Gary Preston was called on to finish, recording his 2nd save.

Los Angeles took a 5-4 lead on Bill Calvin's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Calvin hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Detroit pitcher Beau McClellan visibly frustrated.

"We did enough to win," said Calvin.

Detroit, with the loss, is still a hardy 5-1.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .308 0 1
G. Taylor CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .478 0 5
B. Ensey RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .450 0 3
B. Austin 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 2 8
P. Dance 1B 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .294 1 4
V. Ewing 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
H. Van Orden C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 1 8
M. Neff SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .360 0 3
J. Hoskinson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
   a-D. Brown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   B. McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4 2 2 20      
a - D. Brown pinch hit for J. Hoskinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ensey 2 (3, 3rd Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Taylor (4, 6th Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Black (2, 1st Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Dance (1, 1st Inning off H. Schmidt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 4 , G. Taylor 2 , B. Ensey 5 , P. Dance 5 , V. Ewing , H. Van Orden , M. Neff , D. Brown
2-out RBI: P. Dance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Taylor 2 , B. Ensey , V. Ewing , M. Neff 2
GIDP: V. Ewing
Sac Bunt: V. Ewing
Sac Fly: G. Taylor
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Austin (1) , M. Neff (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Neff-Austin-Dance)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Lally SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
E. Kellum 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095 0 0
S. Forrester RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .125 1 2
B. Calvin LF 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .167 2 6
   G. Preston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Geyer CF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 1 2
H. Dellinger 1B, CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
E. Mooney C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
B. Perry 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 1 1
H. Schmidt P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   B. Turnage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Kearney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Whaley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 32 5 7 5 0 2 8      
a - B. Kearney pinch hit for B. Turnage in the 8th
b - G. Whaley substituted for B. Kearney in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Perry (1, 5th Inning off J. Hoskinson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Calvin (2, 8th Inning off B. McClellan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Lally , S. Forrester , B. Calvin 4 , L. Geyer , E. Mooney , B. Perry 4 , H. Schmidt
2-out RBI: S. Forrester , B. Calvin
GIDP: S. Forrester
Hit by Pitch: E. Kellum
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Calvin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Schmidt (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Dellinger-Lally-Dellinger)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hoskinson 7.0 3 2 1 0 2 1 101 2.63   
B. McClellan L (1-1), BS (2) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 16 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hoskinson 67
Batters Faced: J. Hoskinson 26, B. McClellan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hoskinson 7-11, B. McClellan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hoskinson 101-66, B. McClellan 16-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Hoskinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Schmidt 6.1 10 4 4 2 2 1 138 3.14   
B. Turnage W (1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.70   
G. Preston SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Schmidt 37
Batters Faced: H. Schmidt 32, B. Turnage 6, G. Preston 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Schmidt 10-8, B. Turnage 1-3, G. Preston 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Schmidt 138-80, B. Turnage 21-16, G. Preston 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Turnage 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Hoskinson
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 13841
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